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Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Iipumbu Shiimi, has announced that Namibia’s sovereign credit rating has been retained at B1 and its outlook upgraded to positive from stable by Moody’s Investor Services.

Johannesburg - South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party was holding internal talks yesterday to decide how to form a government, after it failed to win an outright majority in last week’s general election.

The suspended president of the Mine Workers Union of Namibia, Ismael Kasuto and his deputy Desley Somseb, have failed to convince the Windhoek High Court that their matter is urgent and should jump the court’s queue.

Alfons Kaundu, whose chieftaincy was in question, has been affirmed as the rightful ruler of the Mbunza Traditional Authority by the Windhoek High Court.

Hompa Sofia Mundjembwe Kanyetu of the Shambyu Traditional Authority has urged teachers to mould learners into well-behaved citizens.

Windhoek High Court acting judge Collins Parker granted police chief, Joseph Shikongo, an interdict to stop social activist and politician Michael Amushelelo from distributing, orally or in writing utterances that are deemed defamatory.

A former Prime Ministers’ personal assistant, who stands accused of sexually molesting a nine-year-old girl, will have to remain in custody following a failed bail application. 

The small community of /Ganigobis, a remote village north-west of Keetmanshoop, were shocked last Friday when they discovered that water pumps and solar panels erected the day before at a nearby borehole were stolen during the night.

The judgement in a matter where the government is being sued for its alleged refusal to provide the public with information on the safety and possible adverse effects of Covid-19 vaccinations administered during the pandemic has been postponed.

Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa has appealed to President Nangolo Mbumba and home affairs minister Albert Kawana to attend to the stateless Maputa villagers living in Bwabwata National Park in the Mukwe constituency of the Kavango East region.